2026 Southeast Design-2-Part Show Facts
ATLANTA, GA • MARCH 10 & 11
Wednesday 9:30 – 3:00 • Thursday 9:30 – 3:00
Cobb Galleria Centre • Two Galleria Parkway SE • Atlanta, GA 30339
The Design-2-Part Trade Show is the ideal marketing opportunity for contract manufacturers and job shops in the metal, plastics, rubber, electronics, and finishing industries.
About the Show
- Get immediate business – over 50% of the attendees from our 2025 shows were looking to purchase within 6 months.
- Easiest set-up and breakdown of any trade show in the region – no union fees or extra drayage costs.
- Promotional Radius to Include: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
- Extensive renovations and improvements are being made to the existing convention space, concourse, rotunda, and ballroom. Renovations plan to be complete in early 2026.
- The Cobb Galleria is located just outside the I-285 loop, offering visitors convenient access from the entire region. Click here to view a map of the area.
Market at a Glance
- As of 2024, the state of Georgia is home to 7,916 manufacturing companies employing 475,127 workers. (Industry Select/MNI)
- Top manufacturing Georgia include Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., Lockheed Martin, Coca-Cola, Mohawk Industries, Georgia-Pacific, Kia Motors, and Pratt & Whitney. (Industry Select)
- Georgia is a national leader in advanced manufacturing, outpacing the U.S in 10-year GDP growth in the manufacture of products including machinery, electrical equipment & components, and fabricated metals. (Georgia.org)
- Aerospace products are Georgia’s No. 1 export ($12.6B billion in 2024) and the state’s second largest manufacturing industry generating a $57.5B economic impact. Since 2015, more than 40 aerospace-related facilities have located or expanded operations, creating more than 2,500 jobs. (Georgia.org)
Proven Results…
% Based on 2024 Atlanta, GA Show
| Engineering | 34.9% |
| Purchasing | 16.5% |
| Corporate Management | 24.7% |
Buying Power
91% Involved in the Decision to Outsource
| Significant Influence | 35.3% |
| Final Decision | 32.9% |
| Recommend Vendors | 22.4% |
| Electronics Electronics Mfg., Computers/Subsystems, Instrumentation & Controls |
10.4% |
| Automotive | 10.3% |
| Aerospace/Aviation | 7.3% |
| Machinery | 7.1% |
| Energy/Utilities | 5.9% |
| Medical | 5.5% |
| Government/Defense | 5.0% |
Partial List of Attendees
Based on 2024 Atlanta, GA Show
3M
ACUITY BRANDS LIGHTING
AMEREX
AVANOS MEDICAL
BECTON DICKINSON
BEKO TECHNOLOGIES CORP
BITZER US
BLUE BIRD CORPORATION
BMW
BOSCH REXROTH
CARRIER CORPORATION
CATERPILLAR
CHAMPION AEROSPACE LLC
CHART INDUSTRIES
CLUB CAR
CONSTALLIUM AUTOMOTIVE
COOPER LIGHTING
COTTRELL TRAILERS INC
DECOSTAR INDUSTRIES INC
DELTA AIR LINES
DINEX EMISSION INC
DURACELL
ELMA ELECTRONIC
ELRING KLINGER USA
FISCHER CONNECTORS
GE POWER
GF HEALTH PRODUCTS
HARSCO RAIL
HONDA
HOSHIZAKI AMERICA
HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRITY FUSION PRODUCTS
INVISTA
JOHNSON OUTDOOR MARINE ELEC
KUBOTA
L3HARRIS
LOCKHEED MARTIN
MAGNA ENERGY STORAGE SYS
MANDO AMERICA CORPORATION
MEDLINE
MITSUBISHI
NEPTUNE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
NORDSON CORPORATION
OMNIMAX INTERNATIONAL
OPTIMAS
PLEASURECRAFT ENGINE GROUP
PRATT & WHITNEY
RELIABLE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER
REMINGTON MEDICAL
ROECHLING AUTOMOTIVE
ROPER CORPORATION
SAGE AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORS
SANMINA
SCUF GAMING
SEALED AIR
SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP INC
SIEMENS MOBILITY
TECHTRONIC CORDLESS
YAMAHA MOTOR CORP